Politics

Huawei executive launches extradition fight

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou leaves for court on Wednesday Lawyers for a senior Huawei executive say they intend to apply for a stay of proceedings in a high-profile extradition case. Meng Wanzhou, 47, was arrested in Canada in December at the request of the US. The US wants the tech…

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Ajax 2-3 Tottenham (3-3 on aggregate – Spurs win on away goals): Lucas Moura scores dramatic winner

Tottenham scored three second-half goals to reach their first Champions League finalLucas Moura scored a dramatic 96th-minute winner to cap an astonishing Tottenham fightback against Ajax and set up an all-English Champions League final against Liverpool.Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Spurs made the worst possible start in Amsterdam when a towering fifth-minute header by…

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Test for ANC in South Africa as polls shut

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Voters continue to queue to cast their ballots as night falls in Johannesburg, South Africa Polls have shut in South Africa’s elections, widely seen as a test for the ruling ANC. The party is forecast to have a reduced majority following anger over the economy and land reform.Casting his vote…

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US anti-vax poster child gets chickenpox

Image copyright Bill Kunkel Image caption Jerome Kunkel, 18, sued after his school banned him for being unvaccinated A US teenager who took legal action against his school after he was banned for refusing the chickenpox vaccination now has the virus, his lawyer says.Jerome Kunkel, 18, made headlines last month after he unsuccessfully sued his…

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Colorado teen died tackling school shooter

Image copyright CBS Image caption Kendrick Castillo, 18, was killed in the shooting at his school A teenager died in a shooting at a Colorado high school – days before his graduation – while charging one of the attackers, his classmates say.Eighteen-year-old Kendrick Castillo was the only fatality in Tuesday’s assault allegedly by two students…

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CES sex toy reawarded robotics prize

Image copyright Lora DiCarlo Image caption Lora Haddock says she is thankful for the decision A sex toy that was banned from this year’s CES tech show after winning an innovation award has been given the prize again, four months later.The Ose robotic vibrator by Lora DiCarlo was originally given the prize by the Consumer…

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Iran warned not to abandon nuclear deal

Image copyright AFP Image caption Iran insists its latest actions are within the deal US President Donald Trump has raised the pressure on Iran on the day Tehran said it was suspending some commitments to a landmark nuclear agreement.Mr Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on Iran’s metals industry – its second biggest export…

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